I am still here ... I promise!!

yes i'm still here! the blog is just one thing I have to let slide when life is busy though. i have much to share, just not enough time to sit and type and upload it all! so here is a little shortened version of what we've been up to lately ....

 

3 brave moms took 5 screaming girls to see 1 {cute} boy band ... you may have heard of them ...

One Direction!!!!!

{I'll admit, it was a lot of fun, i sang and danced just as much as the girls! hey, when you hear the songs on replay day after day they get stuck in your head!}

the girls were so cute, they made homemade shirts for the show with fabric paints!

 

 

not a fan of skinny jeans on guys ... but i will admit these guys are pretty talented!

 

the 3 mamas ...

 

i put together my own version of a little advent 'wreath' ... i used a basket I already had, some mason jars, 4 glass tea light holders, 4 cinnamon scented candles, epsom salt and some natural pine greens that i found in the woods behind my house ... i love how it turned out!! each week we light one candle, the first week was the 'hope' candle, this week is the 'love' candle ...

 

and can I just tell you, the scent on my kitchen table is to die for ... the epsom salts were scented like eucalyptus & spearmint, the candles are cinnamon and the pines are well ... pine-y ... and all together it smells sooooo good!

 

Bob and I celebrated SIXTEEN years of marriage! wow!

so thankful to be married to my best friend! my in laws watched our girls overnight so we could have an overnight date ... we went out to our fave restaurant and had the yummiest meal {i had salmon}, then rented a redbox movie and picked up some ben & jerry's ice cream and brought them home, snuggled up in our pj's and enjoyed a quiet evening in. it's kinda funny that this is the kind of evening we now prefer when we have a date night, yet it's comforting to know it doesn't have to be expensive or outrageous for us to enjoy the time together.

we went and picked out our christmas tree at a local tree farm, and we decorated the house for christmas. the new thing I tried this year was an idea i saw on pinterest - you add ribbon to your kitchen cabinets and use it to display your christmas cards! genius! in past years I had just taped the cards to our front door, now i can see them all every time i walk in the kitchen!

 

we had one night of snow ... it wasn't a lot but it was so pretty. we've seen a lot of deer in our yard lately too, so pretty to see the deer with the snow ...

 

more christmas decor ... the full tour of the house will come soon!

 

another idea i copied from pinterest and absolutely LOVE ... every time i walk past this wall i smile!

more to come soon ... hope you are all enjoying the christmas season so far - i am just about finished shopping which is a huge relief!

 

love you all! xoxo